The reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of the Computer Attitude Scale

Computers and Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-159

  Francis, Leslie J ^a   Katz, Yaacov J ^b   Jones, Susan H ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c St Michael's Theological College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Computer; Hebrew; Israel; Student; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038383245     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(00)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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